Motion Design
the nearest enrollment
Enrollment
Ongoing
Lectures will begin at the end of March
Duration
12-14 weeks
Form of study
remote
2 times a week
19:30 Kyiv time
Cost
₴20, 000 in one amount
or ₴8 000 in three installments
MOTION DESIGN COMBINES DESIGN, ANIMATION, 2D AND 3D GRAPHICS, COMPOSITION, DIRECTION, INSTALLATION, DYNAMIC COMPOSITION. THANKS TO MOTION DESIGN, IT IS POSSIBLE TO CREATE VIDEO CLIPS, BREAKERS FOR MOVIES, GAMES AND SERIES, ADS AND LIGHT PROJECTIONS.
The course focuses on creating stylish and quality animations. We will cover the basics of working with After Effects, basic animation principles and the pipeline, and work with the character.
This course is suitable for both experienced graphic, web or UI / UX designers, and beginners who just want to get started with motion.
Program
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Motion Design. Editing and graphics. Basic tools.
Introduction → What is post-production, visual effects and motion design → Where and how is motion design done → Fields of use → Who is a motion designer? → Principles of project organization and naming → Formats and codecs → Layers and layer management → Animation tools in After Effects → Construction of the editing structure of the video → Masks and shapes → Basic animation of parameters → Basic work with animation keys
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Shape animation. Graphics.
How a Shape is Arranged → Shape Options → Shape Modifiers → Key Offset Technique → Shape Text and Animation → 12 Principles of Animation → What are Animation Curve Graphs → Working with Animation Curve Graphs
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Work processes.
The technical side of motion design → Rendering → What and why should a motion designer know → Pipeline → Optimization of resources and pipeline → Technical requirements for video → Current situation of the labor market: Ukraine and the world → Freelance or work in a company → Where is it better to get experience? → LinkedIn and your profile → Portfolio or show reel → Interview stages → Onboarding → Project stages and timings → Client search
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After Effects. Animation of illustrations.
Preparation of animations → Creating layers for masks, shadows and shines → Practice of various animation techniques on the example of illustrations → We build the structure of the video clip → Creating transitions between scenes
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Animation of interfaces in After Effects.
What are interfaces in motion design → Basic animation techniques → Practice → Animating the interface → Practicing various techniques and assembling a complete animation of the transition from one interface to another
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Effects in After Effects.
Working principles → Solid, adjustment, shape → Stylization → Color → Adjustment layers → Deformers → Twirl, Buldge, Displace → Generators → Turbulence Noise → Practice → Making abstract motion
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Character animation. Rigging in After Effects.
Direct kinematics → Script overview → Inverse kinematics → Character animation in DUIK
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Introduction to 3D design and Cinema 4D.
From simple to complex → Difference between 2D and 3D → Basic principles of working in 3D → Introduction to 3D graphics → Everything you need to know about Cinema 4D
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Cinema 4D. Typography in 3D.
Advantages of working with text in 3D → Generators → Deformers → Fast rendering with simple materials → Practice → Typography in 3D → Rendering and composition
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Physics in Cinema 4D.
How physics work in 3D → Bullet tag → Adjusting the scene for physical needs → UV Mapping → Options for creating a UV Mapping → Projections and Mapping settings
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Cinema 4D. Animation and product visualization.
Model → Topology → Animation and Camera → Light with HDRI Map → Set Materials in Redshift
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Post-processing. Fabric simulation.
Cinema 4D: Mograph, Loop → 3D rendering post-processing → Basic compositing → Practice → Animation + composition → Cinema 4D: fabric simulation → Cinema 4D: photorealistic rendering in Redshift
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Coursework
Coursework briefing → Developing a concept and plan tasks → Project review and comments → Coursework submission
Course curators
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Pavlo Rymkevych
Motion Designer at TRENDFORMER, ex-3D Generalist at TECHIIA holding. 10+ years of experience in motion design and production. Received three Red Dot Design Awards.
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Alina Lazarenko
Head of the 3D department at FRGMNT.Agency. 4+ years of experience in Motion and 3D-Motion Design.
Behance
Curators' works
Practice
In the Motion Design course, you will make editing, motion design with transitions and footage animation, logo motion design development, loop animation, walk loop animation, abstract composition, 3D poster with typography, video using physics and UV Mapping, render of the product. Each student will present all learned techniques and practiced skills in their own final project with for a real client.
For practical work you will need: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Media Encoder, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Maxon Cinema 4D, Maxon Redshift Render.
